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Education Act 2002s. 85 85AEducation and Inspections Act 2006s. 74(1)s. 188(3)Education Act 2002s. 86(1)Education and Inspections Act 2006s. 74(2)(c)s. 188(3)Education Act 2002s. 86(2)Education and Inspections Act 2006s. 74(2)(c)s. 188(3)Education Act 2002s. 88(2)-(7)Education and Inspections Act 2006s. 74(3)s. 188(3)Education Act 2002s. 29(2A)-(2D)Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009s. 260(4)s. 269(3)Education Act 2002s. 85A(5)Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009Sch. 12 para. 34s. 269(4)art. 2Sch. 1Education Act 2002specified provision(s)The Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2005art. 2Education Act 2002s. 85AEducation Act 2011s. 31(2)s. 82(2)(b)Education Act 2002s. 29BEducation and Skills Act 2008s. 157s. 173(3)(4)Education Act 2002s. 210AEducation and Skills Act 2008Sch. 1 para. 79s. 173(3)(4)Education Act 2002specified provision(s)The Education (Hazardous Equipment and Materials) (England) Regulations 2004Sch.Education Act 2002s. 141A(1)(bb)-(bf)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 52(2)(a)(ii)s. 78(5)Education Act 2002s. 141AAChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 52(3)s. 78(1)(a)(5)Education Act 2002s. 141B(3A)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 52(4)(b)s. 78(5)Education Act 2002s. 210(3)(g) and wordChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 52(6)(c)s. 78(1)(a)(5)Education Act 2002s. 133(6)(c) and wordChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 53(2)(b)s. 78(1)(a)(5)Education Act 2002s. 29A(5)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 55(1)s. 55(3)s. 78(1)(a)s. 78(2)(f)Education Act 2002s. 121(2)(ba)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 3s. 78(2)(i)Education Act 2002s. 122AChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 5s. 78(1)(a)s. 78(2)(i)Education Act 2002s. 122A(10A)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 6s. 78(2)(i)(5)Education Act 2002s. 123(1A)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 7(b)s. 78(1)(a)s. 78(2)(i)Education Act 2002s. 123(4)(d)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 7(e)s. 78(1)(a)s. 78(2)(i)Education Act 2002s. 126(ba)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 10(b)s. 78(1)(a)s. 78(2)(i)Education Act 2002s. 127(2A)(2B)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 11(a)s. 78(2)(i)Education Act 2002s. 127(4)(ba)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 11(c)(ii)s. 78(2)(i)Education Act 2002s. 127AChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 12s. 78(2)(i)Education Act 2002s. 27(1A)Children, Schools and Families Act 2010s. 4(1)s. 27s. 29(5)Education Act 2002s. 88(7)The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010Sch. 1 para. 45 Sch. 2 Pt. 1art. 2(3)art. 1(2)(a)(b)Education Act 2002s. 142(9)(b)The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010Sch. 2 para. 11(10)(b)art. 1Education Act 2002Pt. 8AEmployment Rights Act 2025Sch. 4 para. 1Contains power in ss. 148B, 148H, 148J, 148K, 148N, 148Os. 159(3)Education Act 2002Sch. 12AEmployment Rights Act 2025Sch. 4 para. 2Sch. 4 para. 5s. 159(3)Education Act 2002Sch. 2 para. 10AEmployment Rights Act 2025Sch. 4 para. 4(a)s. 159(3)
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Provision for new legal frameworksChapter 2Exemptions related to school performance Interpretation of Chapter 261For the purposes of this Chapter a maintained school is a “qualifying school” at any time if it is a school of a prescribed description which satisfies prescribed criteria relating to one or more of the following—athe performance of the school,bthe quality of the leadership in the school, andcthe quality of the management of the school.2The criteria prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) may include criteria referring to the opinion of the Chief Inspector, the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales.3For the purposes of this Chapter a school teacher is “employed” at a school if he works at the school under a contract falling within paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of section 122(3).4In this Chapter—“the Chief Inspector” has the meaning given by section 1(3);“curriculum provision” means—in relation to a maintained school maintained by a local authority in England, any provision of the National Curriculum for England, andin relation to a maintained school maintained by a local authority in Wales, any provision of the National Curriculum for Wales requirement imposed under or by virtue of Part 2 of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;“maintained school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school or a community or foundation special school;“pay and conditions provision” means any provision of an order under section 122;“school teacher” has the same meaning as in section 122.Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(2)Words in s. 6(4) substituted (1.9.2022 for specified purposes, 1.9.2023 for specified purposes) by The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Primary Legislation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/744), reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 6(3)